Julia Phillips on the Writing Lessons of Fairy Tales

Julia Phillips on the Writing Lessons of Fairy Tales

"Close the circle—even if your characters suffer, your readers will remember it."

By Julia Phillips | June 28, 2024

Beauty in Discomfort: In Defense of the Trauma Narrative

Beauty in Discomfort: In Defense of the Trauma Narrative

Emily Usher on the Enduring Importance of Writing About Pain

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Am the Literary Asshole For Wanting to Tell People Their Writing Sucks?

Am the Literary Asshole For Wanting to Tell People Their Writing Sucks?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 27, 2024

Akwaeke Emezi Doesn’t Outline Books and Waits for Their Cat to Sleep Before Writing

Akwaeke Emezi Doesn’t Outline Books and Waits for Their Cat to Sleep Before Writing

The Author of “Little Rot” Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

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Intertwined in Madness: On Turning Yourself into a Character in a Novel

Intertwined in Madness: On Turning Yourself into a Character in a Novel

Alana Saab on Sharing a Mental Breakdown With Your Protagonist

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Christopher Chen on Jorge Luis Borges’s “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”

Christopher Chen on Jorge Luis Borges’s “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

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The Literary Power of Hobbits: How JRR Tolkien Shaped Modern Fantasy

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Verlyn Flieger on the Late Addition of Tolkien's Most Iconic Characters

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Coffee, Booze, Undressing, Deprivation: How Writers Get in the Mood to Write

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Lauren Camp on Exploring the Dark

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Shze-Hui Tjoa on Breaking New Ground in Memoir

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Bridging the Gaps: On Writing and Revising a Novel in Two Languages

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